'Stylommatophora' definitions:

Definition of 'Stylommatophora'

From: GCIDE
  • Stylommatophora \Sty*lom`ma*toph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? column + ? eye + fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.) A division of Pulmonata in which the eyes are situated at the tips of the tentacles. It includes the common land snails and slugs. See Illust. under Snail. [1913 Webster]